Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Worcester

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 80 minutes via I-90 West and MA-3 North, usually 78 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Plymouth MA to Worcester by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	90	96	84	80	84	85	82	85	88	90	86	79	75	75	76
Tue	71	77	104	111	94	82	80	80	81	84	94	99	96	82	75	75	76
Wed	72	77	101	106	91	81	80	81	80	84	95	97	93	83	76	75	75
Thu	72	76	93	100	88	81	82	82	84	88	97	100	96	86	75	75	75
Fri	72	74	80	82	80	84	92	94	101	110	115	115	103	85	76	75	76
Sat	72	71	71	72	74	84	93	90	86	82	79	79	78	77	74	74	73
Sun	72	71	69	69	70	78	89	94	91	86	83	83	81	80	78	78	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Worcester (via I-90 West and MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Plymouth MA (Court Street) to central Worcester (Main Street) along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Plymouth MA to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Plymouth MA to Worcester?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Worcester?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (33 miles) · MA-3 North in Boston (22 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (11 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

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More drives

Worcester to Plymouth MA (return trip) · Plymouth MA to Boston · Plymouth MA to Cambridge · Plymouth MA to Quincy · Plymouth MA to Newton · Plymouth MA to Waltham · Plymouth MA to Framingham · Plymouth MA to Lowell · Plymouth MA to Burlington MA · Plymouth MA to Woburn · Plymouth MA to Braintree · Plymouth MA to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	90	96	84	80	84	85	82	85	88	90	86	79	75	75	76
Tue	71	77	104	111	94	82	80	80	81	84	94	99	96	82	75	75	76
Wed	72	77	101	106	91	81	80	81	80	84	95	97	93	83	76	75	75
Thu	72	76	93	100	88	81	82	82	84	88	97	100	96	86	75	75	75
Fri	72	74	80	82	80	84	92	94	101	110	115	115	103	85	76	75	76
Sat	72	71	71	72	74	84	93	90	86	82	79	79	78	77	74	74	73
Sun	72	71	69	69	70	78	89	94	91	86	83	83	81	80	78	78	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	90	96	84	80	84	85	82	85	88	90	86	79	75	75	76
Tue	71	77	104	111	94	82	80	80	81	84	94	99	96	82	75	75	76
Wed	72	77	101	106	91	81	80	81	80	84	95	97	93	83	76	75	75
Thu	72	76	93	100	88	81	82	82	84	88	97	100	96	86	75	75	75
Fri	72	74	80	82	80	84	92	94	101	110	115	115	103	85	76	75	76
Sat	72	71	71	72	74	84	93	90	86	82	79	79	78	77	74	74	73
Sun	72	71	69	69	70	78	89	94	91	86	83	83	81	80	78	78	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	90	96	84	80	84	85	82	85	88	90	86	79	75	75	76
Tue	71	77	104	111	94	82	80	80	81	84	94	99	96	82	75	75	76
Wed	72	77	101	106	91	81	80	81	80	84	95	97	93	83	76	75	75
Thu	72	76	93	100	88	81	82	82	84	88	97	100	96	86	75	75	75
Fri	72	74	80	82	80	84	92	94	101	110	115	115	103	85	76	75	76
Sat	72	71	71	72	74	84	93	90	86	82	79	79	78	77	74	74	73
Sun	72	71	69	69	70	78	89	94	91	86	83	83	81	80	78	78	79